“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.” (Proverbs 17:22 NLT) Last weekend I traveled out of state to visit my parents and sisters. One afternoon we met at a city museum that was hosting a traveling exhibit about Jim Henson of Sesame StreetContinue Reading

Sunrise, sunsetSunrise, sunsetSwiftly fly the yearsOne season following anotherLaden with happiness and tears* Sometimes emotions catch you sideways and you have to stop and figure out what just happened. As I write this I’m thinking about our eldest’s upcoming wedding in a few short weeks. I am happy for himContinue Reading

Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!   It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle  than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”  (Mark 10:24-25 NIV) There are some things in the BibleContinue Reading

“Who is the King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty; the Lord, invincible in battle.” (Psalm 24:8 NLT) “You are of God, little children, and have overcome [the agents of evil], because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” (1 John 4:4 NKJV) As IContinue Reading

“The voice of the Lord echoes through the skies and seas. The Glory-God reigns as he thunders in the clouds. So powerful is his voice, so brilliant and bright, how majestic as he thunders over the great waters!” (Psalm 29:3-4 TPT) Good Shepherd, Thank you that you are our Yahweh,Continue Reading

“And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.  Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings,  because we know that suffering produces perseverance;  perseverance, character; and character, hope.  (Romans 5:2-4 NIV) “Are you ready yet?” Sometime in your life you’ve probably been asked this question.Continue Reading